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The Secret History of Writing

Series 1

Words on a Page

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 5 months

Presenter Lydia Wilson and calligrapher Brody Neuenschwander set out to explore history’s most important technology - the technology of putting words on a page. Show more

The Secret History of Writing

Series 1

From Pictures to Words

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

The hunt for the origin of writing reveals the link between ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and the letters we use every day. Show more

The Secret History of Writing

Series 1

Changing the Script

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

For more than a century, the world has seemed to be moving to a single universal script - the Latin alphabet. But that means more than changing words. It means changing identity. Show more